Edinburg saw total construction activities in 2017 pass $271 million in value

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Compared with $209 million the previous year, reports Edinburg EDC

By DAVID A. DÍAZLegislativemedia@aol.com

Total construction activities in Edinburg for the year – January through December 2017 – including more than $8 million for the month of December, were valued at more than $271 million, compared with more than $209 million during 2016, the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation has announced.

The Edinburg EDC is the jobs-creation arm of the Edinburg Mayor and Edinburg City Council. The Edinburg EDC Board of Directors is comprised of City Councilmember Gilbert Enríquez as President, Edinburg School Board Trustee Miguel “Mike” Farías as Vice-President, Isael Posadas, P.E., as Secretary/Treasurer, and Julio César Carranza and Noé Sauceda, Ph.D., as Members.

During December 2017, new construction of homes and multi-family residences led the way, with the issuance of building permits for investments valued at more than $4 million and more than $2 million, respectively.

Those year-to-date and monthly totals do not include the value of any building-related activities at The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley and the UTRGV School of Medicine in Edinburg because the state government, not the city, oversees all construction at the Edinburg campus.

The building permits do not include the value of the land for the homes and buildings.

In general, a building permit is legal permission given by the City of Edinburg, through the Code Enforcement Department, to erect, construct, renovate, maintain, or conduct any other specified activity on any building or structure, or on any installations or facilities therein. The term “building permit” includes but is not limited to building permits, electrical permits, mechanical permits, and plumbing permits.

MOST VALUABLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR DECEMBER 2017, NOVEMBER 2017

For December 2017, total construction activities in Edinburg were $8,030,697, according to the city’s Code Enforcement Department.

The top construction project in Edinburg for December 2017, not including the value of the land, was:

496 NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, VALUED AT $59.7 MILLION, APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION DURING 2017

During 2017, building permits were issued for 496 new single-family residences, valued at $59,715,700 compared with 478 new single-family residences, valued at $62,768,702, during 2016.

For December 2017, building permits were issued for 27 new single-family residences, valued at $4,027,777, compared with 41 new single-family residences, valued at $6,182,305, during December 2016.

During 2017, building permits were issued for 615 additions/remodels of single-family residences, valued at $5,885,159, compared with 679 additions/remodels of single-family residences, valued at $5,454,619, during 2016.

In addition, for the month of December 2017, building permits were issued for 31 additions/remodels of single-family residences, valued at $195,720, compared with 42 additions/remodels of single-family residences, valued at $367,193, in December 2016.

Multi-family residences – which range from two-unit duplexes to complexes of five or more units – for the month of December 2017 totaled 19 buildings, representing 38 units, valued at $2,014,546. By comparison, there were 12 multi-family residences, representing 41 units, valued at $1,842,000, issued building permits in December 2016.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, BY TOP CATEGORIES, FOR 2017 AND 2016

The top categories in Edinburg for 2017, which led to the total figure of $271,400,571, were:

$84,537,000 – Non-Taxable New (government, religious, but not including the value of construction activities at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or its School of Medicine);

$61,972,808 – Multi-Family Residences New Construction;

$59,715,790 – Single-Family Residences New Construction;

$37,456,294 – Commercial New Construction;

$13,180,161– Commercial Alterations;

$8,653,359 – Non-Taxable Alterations (government, religious, but not including the value of construction activities at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or its School of Medicine); and

$5,885,159 – Residential Alterations.

The top categories in Edinburg for 2016, which led to the total figure of $209,189,249, were:

$65,559,415 – Multi-Family Residences New Construction;

$62,768,702 – Single-Family Residences New Construction;

$37,924,255 – Commercial New Construction;

$30,285,847 – Commercial Alterations;

$6,168,011 – Non-Taxable Alterations (government, religious, but not including the value of construction activities at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or its School of Medicine); and

$5,454,619 – Residential Alterations; and

$1,028,400 – Non-Taxable New (government, religious, but not including the value of construction activities at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or its School of Medicine).

The top categories in Edinburg for December 2017, which led to the total figure of $8,030,697 were:

For December 2017, building permits were issued for 13 multi-family residences new construction/addition/remodel, with 10 of those projects valued at $100,000 or higher (not including the price of the lot).

The building permits, which do not include the price of the lot, ranged from $6,800 to $257,873, and represented a total value of $2,014,546.

The building permits for the 10 structures each valued at $100,000 0r higher follow by value of the construction, name of the owner, address, and subdivision: